lots o rain = basement work

with all the rain we've been getting, I've been doing some work on the basement. I've got a couple walls put up, here are some pics:

went to the zoo to see the new penguins

they are from south america

here's a pic of the fam with the LAZZZZY penguins

here's another pic of the kids and a peacock

this girl loves spaghetti!!!

swingset

the kids had been begging us to go to the park everyday and we didn't always have time so Julie and I decided I'd build them a swingset....here is the finished product. They've been using it quite a bit